#60: To Fight Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism, Look at the Data

June 22, 2021 00:40:11
#60: To Fight Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism, Look at the Data
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#60: To Fight Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism, Look at the Data

Jun 22 2021 | 00:40:11

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Show Notes

Eitan Hersh (Tufts University) recently published two sociological papers on antisemitism and sentiment about Israel in America's young adults. He joins Yehuda Kurtzer to discuss what the data says, the pitfalls of analyzing communal problems with anecdotal evidence, and the way individuals can actually effect political change.

Referenced in this episode: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/01/political-hobbyists-are-ruining-politics/605212/

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